From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Requesting a cost comparison between a special rubber hose bottom water connection and a proposed copper pipe alternative.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\3\ scan0437 | |
| Date | 26th April 1938 | |
| γ 1280 also 1260 To C/Rb.{R. Bowen} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. c. Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/MCS. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.2/MH.{M. Huckerby}26.4.38. B.III AND B.50 - BOTTOM WATER CONNECTIONS. On scheme ECD.514 it will be seen that a special rubber hose bottom water connection is shown, which consists of a combined bend and Tee piece, the detail of which is EB.3748. We have now a quotation for the supply of these hose connections - it is 395/-d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} per 100. Will you please estimate the cost of replacing this special hose connection by a curved copper pipe, a metal tee piece brazed to same and two short straight rubber hose connections and necessary jubilee clips, as well as the necessary rubber connection and jubilee clips for the bypass pipe. We would like to have the accurate comparative costs of these two methods of achieving the same object. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||